Homebreakin Canada At Juno Download

Review: Although once celebrated by those within the funk breaks scene, Neighbour have always been more disco and electrofunk-friendly than their party-starting reputation suggests. In recent times, their Homebreakin' label has largely eschewed breaks-related antics in favour of cuts shot through with original electro flavour. This collaborative EP with pal Dave Allison continues that trend, fusing floor-friendly disco drum breaks with vintage synths, fat electro breaks and some seriously cheeky old skool samples. There's plenty of fun to be had, from the sweaty, upbeat shenanigans of "Kickin' Action" to the slo-mo synth-wave-meets-Balearica goodness of "You Can Do It".

Review: Melbourne-based producer Kreap bursts onto the scene with this huge slice of funk infused disco. "DJ Play This Song For Me" takes classic disco vocals and combines it with a muscular analogue bassline which has definite French house touch to it. It comes with a raft of remixes; Neighbour Hot Damn fattens the bassline significantly on more of an electro tip, adding an Aeroplane-worthy synth melody, Tad Wiley takes the track into dub territory, coating the vocals in reverb and bringing a host of cosmic sounds to the fore. Danny Massura meanwhile takes things down a more hypnotic path, looping and flanging the vocals into the cosmos, while Trotter's remix takes a similar approach, but dispensing with the vocals almost entirely. Finally, Jackie's remix offers the most radical revision, speeding up the track significantly, and adding a sweat inducing bass arpeggio which cuts the vocals into shards.

Review: The Homebreakin' label has always known where the party's at. While others choose to go deeper in search of nu-boogie perfection, Neighbour's imprint consistently delivers unashamedly fun music built on the twin influences of P-funk and original electrofunk. This EP from newcomer Cyclist features plenty of that tackle - most notably in the various solid disco-house and nu-disco remixes on offer, as well as original cuts "Pocket Money" and the sprightly "Bass Face" - but impresses most when its sidestepping convention. Lead track "Prime Cut" is a particular treat, fusing heavy synth-funk bottom end with the kind of delightfully Balearic appreggios recently unleashed by Hudson Mohawke.

Review: Neighbour's "Summertime Girls" couldn't really get any more summery unless Homebreakin Records started handing out a free Hawaiian shirt and Strawberry Daiquiri with every purchase. The Canadian producer serves up a real gem, with the shimmering funk riffage that characterises his style working brilliantly between wriggling synths and a catchy vocal hook. "Summer Holiday", up next, bangs harder with ripping electro-house synth action, a quicker tempo and rapped vocal (there's a handy dub version too). Another killer fusion of electro, disco and breakbeat from Neighbour.

Review: Canadian nu funkateer Neighbour returns to regular haunt Homebreakin with perhaps his strongest offering to date in the shape of "Toute Freak". Whilst there are definite strains of nu funk present via the groove and jelly wobbling bass, Neighbour showers proceedings in a glistening electro pop sheen - check the crafty Donna Summer sampling too! In addition to Neighbour's own accomplished more subtle dub take there is some big remix action on the flip. Aussie producer DCUP focuses on the electro house possibilities on a remix that's French in tone and replete with a killer kick drum, whilst Bumper transforms the track into a modern day low slung robo boogie epic!

Review: Canadian party-rockers Neighbour and Think Tank join forces once more, and it's another no-nonsense chunk of peaktime, p-funk-influenced fun. As the title suggests, "Lando" sees rapper/producer Think Tank pay tribute to the tache-sporting Star Wars character of the same name, dropping decidedly old school rhymes over Neighbour's squidgy electro-funk backing. It's simple, fun and very effective - just as you'd expect from Neighbour, really. The remixes offer strong variations on the same theme, from four-four filter-funk (Tal M Klein's excellent version) and sprightly electro-disco (Tad Wily) to sneaky party breaks (Funkanomics) and something in-between (GSD). Something tells us the fictional space ranger would approve.

Review: Canada's Homebreakin Records drops another disco inspired, house stormer. This time courtesy of Neighbour aka Matt Dauncey, the "Glove Box" EP contains four tracks of soulful, funky house music that draws on the instrumentation of disco and jazz but brings them up to date for today's clubbing scene. The title track is the highlight here, a raw piece of funk infused disco with some killer double bass